scrimp
scrimp definition
scrimp (skrimp)
transitive verb
- to make too small, short, etc.; skimp
- to treat stingily; stint
Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed skrympa, to shrink, akin to OE scrimman, Ger schrumpfen < IE base *(s)kremb-, to turn, twist, shrink
intransitive verb
to be sparing and frugal; try to make ends meet; economize
adjective
curtailed; scanty
Related Forms:
- scrimper scrimp′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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